Portland is the largest Oregon’s city on the Willamette and Columbia rivers. It is located in the snow-capped shadow Mount Hood. Portland is prominent for it bridges, parks and bicycle paths, besides is known for its coffeehouses, microbreweries and eco-friendliness. The city is dotted with music and theater scenes, besides thriving art and encompasses beautiful sites including the Oregon zoo, railway to Japanese Garden.
Month: June 2016
Lake Ontario – North America
Introduction
The name of Lake Ontario has originated from the Iroquoian language which means “Lake of Shining Waters”. Historical records tell us that the first nation that arrived in the area came 7000 year ago. Today the lake is considered among the five great lakes currently existing in North America. Geographically the three sides of the lake i: e the north, southwest and west is surrounded by Ontario which is a province of Canada. The rest of the two sides of the Lake i: e the south and east is surrounded by the famous New York State. Today the lake is a source of great benefit to the local residents as the main source of drinking water in Ontario is the Lake. About 9 million people living their lives in Ontario and New York are able to get clean water from the Lake Ontario.
Chinatown – New York City
Chinatown is an adjoining area of Lower Manhattan, lying on the Lower Eastern Side of New York with its east, having Civil Center at its south, Italy at north and Tribeca at its western side. Chinatown is residential point to the biggest society of Chinese residents lying in the western hemisphere. It is also known as one of the most ancient Chinese ethnic societies with a population around 100,000 inhabitants. Chinatown was chiefly inhabited by Cantonese speakers. The era between 1980s to 90s brought a huge number of Min-speaking refugees from East. As the popular dialect among Cantonese and Min people is Mandarin (the certified dialect in China), Chinatown people have to learn and use Mandarin essentially.